Robert Smith Says Radiohead Model Is "An Idiot Plan"

Sorry guys, the price of a Cure album will never be Up To You. Robert skewered the In Rainbows strategy in an interview with Music Radar thusly: "You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do,... CONTINUE READING ROBERT SMITH SAYS RADIOHEAD MODEL IS "AN IDIOT PLAN"»

Posted on February 24, 2009 in Where's The Beef? (123 comments)
Tags: Daft Punk | Radiohead | The Cure

Radiohead, Animal Collective Soundtracked Fashion Week '09

Those emails that went around claiming Thom Yorke would DJ Fashion Week weren't entirely accurate: He was nowhere near the event, but the Radiohead singer did assemble a playlist for the Rag & Bone show (including Yorke-faves Modeselektor, Björk, Squarepusher,... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SOUNDTRACKED FASHION WEEK '09»

Posted on February 23, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Jesca Hoop | of Montreal | Radiohead

The 2009 Grammys: Just The Good Parts

NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as possible, and even with all that... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 GRAMMYS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Radiohead Will Perform At The Grammys

Guess they aren't skipping it this time. Thom Yorke took to TV to pimp this year's NARAS event, his band is nominated for five statues, and now Radiohead is confirmed to join Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z,... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAMMYS»

Posted on January 26, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Grammys | Radiohead | The Helio Sequence

Radiohead Gets The Songsmith Treatment

We've already heard Microsoft's songwriting software try to keep up with the isolated vocals of "Roxanne" and "Wonderwall." Now for a real challenge. In Songsmith's hands, "Creep" gets a dopey, countrified lounge remix with ugly organs and a hilarious outro.... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD GETS THE SONGSMITH TREATMENT»

Posted on January 19, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Black Joe Lewis | No Age | Radiohead | Songsmith

Thom Yorke's Grammy Commercial Celebrates The Music That Makes Him

Proving the latest batch of NARAS nominees is less a momentary fluke of good taste and more a concerted effort to Matter In 2009, the Grammys are blowing out this year's show with the most self-consciously hip advertising campaign to... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE'S GRAMMY COMMERCIAL CELEBRATES THE MUSIC THAT MAKES HIM»

Coldplay Put On A Puppet Show For "Technicolor" Video

All sorts of news out from Coldplay HQ today, starting with a preview of the "Life In Technicolor II" video, which premieres on 4Music in the UK Tuesday night. Like Kanye and Genesis before them, the band became puppets for... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW FOR "TECHNICOLOR" VIDEO»

Posted on January 16, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Grammys | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

Capitol Reissuing Radiohead's First Three Albums And A Slew Of EPs

Following the greatest hits collection, Capitol's found another way to make money off the band that used to be put out records with them: The expanded Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer will be out 3/24 as either double... CONTINUE READING CAPITOL REISSUING RADIOHEAD'S FIRST THREE ALBUMS AND A SLEW OF EPS»

Posted on January 14, 2009 (21 comments)
Tags: Matt And Kim | Radiohead

Radiohead Soundtrack National Coalition For The Homeless PSA

And before you dust off your Selling Out Isn't Possible handbooks and arguments, please note that the band's very first foray into the land of commercial appeal is in support of The National Coalition For The Homeless, not in support... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD SOUNDTRACK NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS PSA»

Posted on January 12, 2009 in Commercial Appeal (11 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | Weezer

Jeff Tweedy Covers Radiohead

Yesterday we got a rare glimpse of Phil Selway singer-songwritering at one of the 7 Worlds Collide shows in Auckland this week. As mentioned, the series yielded something just as rare and even more bloggable in Jeff Tweedy's take on... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY COVERS RADIOHEAD»

Radiohead's Phil Selway, In Singer-Songwriter Mode For "The Ties That Bind Us"

Courtesy of ateaseweb.com, we have some acceptable footage of Mr. Selway fingerpicking his way through a droning little acoustic number from a live performance in New Zealand last night. The YouTube label has 7 Worlds Collide affixed, which is the... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD'S PHIL SELWAY, IN SINGER-SONGWRITER MODE FOR "THE TIES THAT BIND US"»

Posted on January 7, 2009 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: 7 Worlds Collide | Leeds | Passion Pit | Phil Selway | Radiohead

Jay-Z + Radiohead = Jaydiohead

Considering the publicity wonders The Grey Album worked for Danger Mouse, we're surprised it's taken so long for someone to cook this one up. (Girl Talk did it for like 30 seconds, so that doesn't count.) Enter the enterprising DJ... CONTINUE READING JAY-Z + RADIOHEAD = JAYDIOHEAD»

Posted on January 5, 2009 (59 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Radiohead

20 Great Concerts From 2008

I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»

Radiohead, Lil Wayne Nominated For Album Of The Year Grammy

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of the Grammys, but last year they really... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, LIL WAYNE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY»

New Radiohead Video - "15 Step"

You'll recall that Radiohead's made a "15 Step" video before, that time that Mr. Yorke popped up in the middle of Se7ven's climax in a box where (spoiler alert) Gwyneth Paltrow should have been. But it wasn't a full treatment,... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD VIDEO - "15 STEP"»

Posted on November 25, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Radiohead

New Radiohead Video - "Weird Fishes"

If you recall, always the wise guys, Radiohead outsourced In Rainbows video production duties via their Animated Video Contest. Finalists were announced, we saw one of them, and now we get to see more. Over the next three weeks, MySpace... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD VIDEO - "WEIRD FISHES" »

Posted on November 21, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Radiohead

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway Rejoining Neil Finn For 7 Worlds Collide 2

Radioheads Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway are rejoining the ex-Crowded Housed Neil Finn for part two of his 7 Worlds Collide project. The first one, a live album/DVD that came out in 2001, paired Finn with various "friends." The footage... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD'S ED O'BRIEN AND PHIL SELWAY REJOINING NEIL FINN FOR 7 WORLDS COLLIDE 2»

New Thom Yorke - "Tchk Harrowdown Jump Rmx"

Who would have figured the guy who wrote "No Surprises," "Electioneering," and named an album Hail To The Thief to be sorta invested in the results of the United States' Presidential election. Yesterday Thom posted this up on deadairspace: in... CONTINUE READING NEW THOM YORKE - "TCHK HARROWDOWN JUMP RMX"»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Nine Inch Nails | Radiohead | The Raveonettes | Thom Yorke

In Rainbows Download Stats Revealed

Much has been made of "The Radiohead Model," the pay-what-you-want pricetag attached to last year's In Rainbows download. It was a success by most accounts, but not necessarily replicable by a band that's not as established or beloved by the... CONTINUE READING IN RAINBOWS DOWNLOAD STATS REVEALED»

Posted on October 15, 2008 (29 comments)
Tags: Radiohead

New Björk (Feat. Thom Yorke) - "Nattura"

Björk sounds great on her new single "Nattura." Thom Yorke (that guy from Radiohead) adds smeary, windy way-ambient backing vocals, but the most prominent ingredient is Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale's dark, heavily tribal percussion. (He also brought that amazing... CONTINUE READING NEW BJöRK (FEAT. THOM YORKE) - "NATTURA"»

Posted on October 14, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Björk | Lightning Bolt | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

The Inevitable "Love Lockdown"/"Reckoner" Mashup Is Here

Radiohead's "Reckoner" got a video earlier this month. Before that, a ton of remix contestants. Courtesy of DJ Earworm, the track now gets to share space with that other frequently talked about single -- Ellen-approved, auto-tuned "Love Lockdown." We have... CONTINUE READING THE INEVITABLE "LOVE LOCKDOWN"/"RECKONER" MASHUP IS HERE»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in MP3, Video (12 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Diplo | DJ Earworm | Kanye West | Radiohead

New Radiohead Video - "Reckoner"

I was going to write a blog post about the new Radiohead video, but then Thom Yorke did my job for me. Via deadairspace: hello my mind is not functioning at the correct speed at the moment thanks to being... CONTINUE READING NEW RADIOHEAD VIDEO - "RECKONER"»

Posted on October 1, 2008 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | MTV Movie Awards | Radiohead

Radiohead's New "Reckoner" Remix Is Up To You

But not before getting a spin from the pros. In announcing another "Nude"-styled project, Thom writes: There's a Remix site going up tomorrow for Reckoner here>> To start things off we asked James Holden and Diplo to do their versions.... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD'S NEW "RECKONER" REMIX IS UP TO YOU»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in MP3 (28 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Holden | Radiohead

Radioheading Into The Studio (But Probably Not As Soon As The BBC Would Have You Think)

Ah BBC, so wily with their broadcasting of British communications all the time. After Radiohead's interview with 6 Music, bbc.co.uk ran a madly re-blogged article subtitled: "The band tell 6 Music about their plans to finish another new record." That's... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEADING INTO THE STUDIO (BUT PROBABLY NOT AS SOON AS THE BBC WOULD HAVE YOU THINK)»

Posted on September 12, 2008 (31 comments)
Tags: Jane's Addiction | Radiohead | SXSW